Cryptococcal meningitis following a thrombotic microangiopathy in an unrelated donor bone marrow transplant recipient.

abstract：:The majority of the anemias during childhood are hypochromic and microcytic. The aim of the present study was to determine the status of α-thalassemia mutations and its association with other etiologies, such as iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and β-thalassemia trait, that are frequently seen hypochromic microcytic anemi...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Gulen H,Hanimeli O,Karaca O,Taneli F

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquired form of pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) presents either as an acute self-limited disease, predominantly seen in children, or as a chronic illness more frequently seen in adults with rare spontaneous remissions. A 14-year-old boy presented with pallor, without hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, lymphadenopathy, pe...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Khalil A,Elhasid R,Ben Barak A,Ben Arush MW

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma, the commonest primary malignant liver tumor in infants and children, is usually associated with elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels. The authors sought to determine if AFP levels can be used to modify treatment, thereby avoiding the wait for formal imaging studies and prolonged suboptimal tre...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Sayar D,Yaniv I,Goshen Y,Cohen IJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) showing a t(4;11)(q21;q23) karyotype underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) with the conditioning regimen of L-PAM (70 mg/m2/d for 3 days), busulfan (140 mg/m2/d for 2 days), and total body irradiation (12 Gy). On day 57, the patient developed p...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Takanashi M,Hibi S,Todo S,Sawada T,Tsunamoto K,Imashuku S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) offers potential to monitor response and predict survival in high-grade gliomas (HGG) and diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG). We hypothesized that post-radiotherapy DW-MRI may provide prognostic imaging biomarkers in children and young adults wit...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Carceller F,Jerome NP,Fowkes LA,Khabra K,Mackinnon A,Bautista F,Marshall LV,Vaidya S,Mandeville H,Morgan V,Leach MO,Koh DM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor X (FX) is the component of both extrinsic and intrinsic coagulation cascade and is the first enzyme of the common pathway which results in thrombus. Congenital FX deficiency (FXD) is an extremely rare coagulation defect. In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical and laboratory data of the patients dia...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Karabel M,Söker M,Yıldırım AT,Oymak Y,Kelekçi S,Karabel D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the quantitative aspects of the shift in production from fetal hemoglobin (HbF) to adult hemoglobin (HbA), the HbF and HbA mass were estimated in a preterm infant (gestational age 29 weeks) for 22 weeks after an exchange transfusion the second day of life, leading to an initial HbA% of 100. Up until the es...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Refsum HE,Bechensteen AG,Lindemann R

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on supernumerary nipples and various hematologic disorders in 7 patients [factor X deficiency (n = 1), factor XI deficiency (n = 2), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (n = 3), and acute myeloblastic leukemia (n = 1)]. They would like to draw attention to the association of supernumerary nipples with hema...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Aslan D,Gürsel T,Kaya Z

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-one long-term survivors, treated for brain tumors in childhood, were evaluated in term of neurological impairments, disability, and handicap. Thirty-eight patients (pts) (62%) had at least one impairment. Visual impairment was detected in 14 pts (24%), associated with recurrence (p = .012). Thirty-four patients ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Macedoni-Luksic M,Jereb B,Todorovski L

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinovenous thrombosis describes thrombosis in one or more of the cerebral venous sinuses. The incidence of SVT in childhood appears to be highest during the neonatal period. Although plasma level of D-dimer has been shown to be sensitive for the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in adult patient...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Karagöl BS,Erdeve O,Fítöz S,Uysal Z,Atasay B,Arsan S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperleukocytosis in patients with leukemia is associated with early mortality, especially due to the pulmonary and neurological complications of leukostasis. The prompt use of leukapheresis may improve patients' survival in the initial treatment period. The medical records of all previously untreated acute leukemia p...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Yilmaz D,Karapinar B,Karadaş N,Duyu M,Yazici P,Ay Y,Balkan C,Aydinok Y,Kavakli K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reported long-term outcome of endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) patients who present with paraplegia is largely unknown. Records of BL patients treated with comparable short-interval cyclophosphamide chemotherapy schedules between 2004 and 2014 at three Baptist mission hospitals in Cameroon were reviewed. Survivors w...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hesseling PB,Mbah G,Kouya F,Kimbi C,Nfor P,Kaah J,Kuruvilla R,Best A,Wharin P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient who developed chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) at 12 months of age. She was treated aggressively with stem cell transplant (SCT), interferon, donor lymphocytes and imatinib, with subsequent molecular progression. She received dasatinib, achieving a complete molecular response. Dasatinib was disco...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Triche L,Yarbrough A,Roth M,Ying A,Wells R

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) has been associated with overall survival (OS) and event-free survival, but we do not know if ALC is associated with minimal residual disease (MRD) at the end of induction (EOI) and whether it can be used as surrogate marker in resource limited settings. Immunological differences betwee...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Pushpam D,Rajput N,Chopra A,Vishnubhatla S,Kumari M,Kumar R,Bakhshi S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to analyze the major causes of abnormal findings seen in the preoperative coagulation tests of asymptomatic pediatric patients and to discuss the usefulness of coagulation tests prior to minor surgery. Among patients who received minor surgery in Kyung Hee University Medical Center from ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kang S,Yoon HS,Lee EH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of G-CSF after myelotoxic chemotherapy accelerates neutrophil recovery reducing the risk of febrile neutropenia. Current guidelines recommend initiating G-CSF 24 hours after myelotoxic chemotherapy. However, the optimal timing of post-chemotherapy G-CSF administration has not been elucidated. Our previous work...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Yankelevich M,Hoogstra DJ,Abrams J,Chu R,Bhambhani K,Taub JW

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signaling between leukemia cells and nonhematopoietic cells in the bone marrow microenvironment contributes to leukemia cell growth and survival. This complicated extrinsic mechanism of chemotherapy resistance relies on a number of pathways and factors, some of which have yet to be determined. Research on cell-cell cr...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Sison EAR,Kurre P,Kim YM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breastfeeding is well-known to have a protective effect against infection in infants. It has been suggested that breast milk may play a role in the prevention of certain childhood cancer. We investigated this issue in a case-control study comprising 300 patients with childhood cancer. There was 73 patients (24.3%) wit...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Küçükçongar A,Oğuz A,Pınarlı FG,Karadeniz C,Okur A,Kaya Z,Çelik B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old female is reported who presented with right hip pain for 6 months. With massive splenohepatomegaly and leukocytosis, CML was suspected and confirmed on bone-marrow examination and cytogenetics. Further investigations confirmed avascular necrosis (AVN) of the right femoral head. CML was treated by hydroxy...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kumar S,Bansal D,Prakash M,Sharma P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Venous thrombotic events (VTE) are a well-recognized complication in pediatric cancer patients. Population-based data on the incidence and characteristics of VTE in all pediatric cancer patients are limited. This information is crucial to identify patients at high risk and design targeted interventions accord...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Asyyed Z,MacDonald T,Digout C,Kulkarni K

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old girl was referred to the authors' hospital with a complaint of growth retardation. Physical examination revealed splenomegaly. Laboratory examination revealed increased sedimentation rate. Her imaging studies showed a splenic mass. Splenectomy was performed and histopathological examination revealed scl...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kuybulu A,Sipahi T,Topal I,Uner A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The third International Conference on Immunotherapy in Pediatric Oncology was held in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, October 1-2, 2012. Major topics of the conference included (i) cellular therapies using antigen-specific and gene-modified T cells for targeting leukemia and pediatric solid tumors; (ii) overcoming hurdles an...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Brehm C,Huenecke S,Pfirrmann V,Rossig C,Mackall CL,Bollard CM,Gottschalk S,Schlegel PG,Klingebiel T,Bader P

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very little has been published on the use of romiplostim to treat primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), refractory to previous treatments, in children. The objective of this study was to determine its efficacy and safety in pediatric patients in a university general hospital. Retrospective, longitudinal observational...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Escudero Vilaplana V,Aragonés JH,Fernández-Llamazares CM,Bieler CB,Rodríguez SM,Sáez MS

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive aspergillosis is a fungal infection that is being observed increasingly in immunocompromised patients due to the use of more aggressive chemotherapeutic regimens. To our knowledge, no case of pneumothorax and pneumopericardium associated with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis has been reported to date. High-do...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Merino JM,Díaz MA,Ramírez M,Ruano D,Madero L

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 33 children, 23 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and 10 with solid tumors, the phenotype of the enzyme adenosine deaminase (ADA) was detected in the erythrocytes by electrophoresis in cellulose acetate. In all children the ADA enzyme activity was also determined in the plasma by spectrophotometry at the onse...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hatzistilianou M,Athanassiadou F,Catriu D,Makedou A,Hitoglou S,Papaeconomou A

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homozygous beta-thalassemia is usually characterized by severe anemia requiring regular blood transfusion for survival. For homozygous patients with milder clinical manifestations and no dependence on transfusion therapy, the term thalassemia intermedia is usually applied. Genetic mechanisms that may ameliorate the cl...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kanavakis E,Traeger-Synodinos J,Tzetis M,Metaxotou-Mavromati A,Ladis V,Kattamis C

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ondansetron, a highly selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, is available in an intravenous (IV) formulation and tables, but syrup would be particularly useful in children. As chemotherapy can affect taste perceptions, this study was undertaken to determine the preference between two flavors of ondansetron syrup in chil...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Stevens R,Votan B,Lane R,Schaison G,Hewitt M,Kohler J,Thyss A

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical usefulness of the measurement of red cell zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), an indicator of iron-deficient erythropoiesis, was assessed in a group of UK children undergoing investigation for red cell microcytosis. Of 213 children studied, 136 had increased ZPP values. Of these, 86 also had reduced iron stores as...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hinchliffe RF,Lilleyman JS,Steel GJ,Bellamy GJ

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutropenic enterocolitis is an acute, life-threatening inflammation of the small and large bowel, often seen in children with malignancies during periods of prolonged or severe neutropenia. During the period 1990-1995, 180 children were treated at the authors' center for acute lymphoblastic leukemia using a standard ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Jain Y,Arya LS,Kataria R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute basophilic leukemia is a distinct entity of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with primary differentiation to basophils. Increased basophil count has been described in AML cases with translocation t(6;9)(p23;q34) or other chromosomal abnormalities. We describe a 15-year old female teenager with AML and excess periphe...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Servitzoglou M,Grenzelia M,Baka M,Harisi M,Pourtsidis A,Bouhoutsou D,Varvoutsi M,Doganis D,Dana H,Divane A,Kosmidis H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00